Tom O'Brien Poised to Rejoin Virginia Football Coaching Staff

Percolating for weeks, Tom O’Brien’s return to Virginia’s football coaching staff became a near-certainty Thursday afternoon.
The final hurdle was O’Brien’s contract at North Carolina State, which fired him as head coach in November after six seasons. A non-compete clause prohibited O’Brien from working at another ACC school, even if terminated, through the 2015 season.